{"id":2410223,"date":"2025-03-05T18:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-conservative-judge-earns-higher-approval\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:09:27","slug":"wisconsin-supreme-court-race-conservative-judge-earns-higher-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-conservative-judge-earns-higher-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Supreme Court race: Conservative judge earns higher approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-supreme-court-race-conservative-judge-earns-higher-approval%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410223&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent Marquette University Law School poll highlighted a important contrast in \u200dfavorability between the two \u2064candidates in Wisconsin&#8217;s upcoming Supreme Court race. Conservative candidate Brad Schimel, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">state attorney general<\/a>, was viewed favorably by 29% \u200dof registered voters, while his opponent, liberal Judge Susan\u2062 Crawford, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-reynolds-flexes-her-muscle-at-iowa-state-fair-with-interviews-and-endorsement-silence\/\" title=\"Kim Reynolds shows her strength at Iowa State Fair through interviews and endorsement silence.\">garnered favorable responses<\/a> from only 19%.The poll indicated a notable \u200bpercentage of voters were \u2064unfamiliar with both candidates, with 38% unsure about Schimel and 57% uncertain about Crawford.\u200c Though, among enthusiastic voters, Schimel had a\u2062 slightly favorable opinion of 42%,\u2064 compared to Crawford&#8217;s 33%.<\/p>\n<p>The election, set for April\u2063 1, carries implications for the ideological balance of the wisconsin Supreme Court, which \u2063recently shifted\u200c to a liberal majority. The race \u2062is marked by substantial campaign spending, totaling around $56 million, and\u2062 ongoing discussions \u200dregarding key issues such as abortion rights\u200c and union legislation. additionally,\u2064 the ballot\u200b will include\u200b a voter \u200bID measure. The findings \u2063reflect a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-was-awarded-1-million-for-defending-science-and-speaking-truth-to-power-why\/\" title=\"Fauci Was Awarded  Million For \u2018Defending Science\u2019 And \u2018Speaking Truth To Power.\u2019 Why?\">politically charged environment<\/a>,with \u2063endorsements shaping the candidates\u2019 perceptions,and highlight the state&#8217;s\u200b evolving political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Conservative candidate garners higher favorability than liberal one in Wisconsin Supreme Court race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2028741\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A vast majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wisconsin<\/a> voters have not heard of either candidate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3300026\/wisconsin-voters-gear-up-for-another-high-stakes-state-supreme-court-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">state&rsquo;s Supreme Court race<\/a>, but among those who have, they view the conservative candidate more favorably.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poll<\/a> from Marquette University Law School found that conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel, who was previously the state attorney general, was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MULawPoll\/status\/1897352368083374409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">viewed favorably<\/a> by 29% of the registered voters and unfavorably by 32%. His opponent,&nbsp;liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford was viewed favorably by 19% of the voters, compared to 23% who viewed her unfavorably.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3337717\/ramaswamy-leads-ohio-governor-gop-primary-poll\/\">Ramaswamy holds early GOP lead in Ohio governor&rsquo;s race: Poll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3336976\/tommy-tuberville-2026-run-alabama-governor\/\">Tommy Tuberville weighs 2026 run for Alabama governor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3335012\/adams-celebrates-cuomo-coming-out-shadows-new-york-democrats-split-mayor-race\/\">Adams celebrates Cuomo &lsquo;coming out of the shadows&rsquo; as New York Democrats split on mayor&rsquo;s race<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>More people had not heard of Crawford than had not heard of Schimel, however. Many voters had no opinion of either candidate as the state is just weeks away from the April 1 election, in which voters will decide the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wisconsin Supreme Court<\/a> justice, state superintendent, and a voter ID law.<\/p>\n<p>Still, 38% did not have an opinion on Schimel, and 57% said they did not have an opinion on Crawford. Among those enthusiastic and certain to vote, 42% have a favorable opinion of Schimel and 43% have an unfavorable opinion, while 33% have a favorable opinion of Crawford and 32% have an unfavorable opinion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This combination of file photos shows former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel on Jan. 5, 2015, in Madison, Wisconsin, and Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford in June 2024. (AP Photo\/Andy Manis, Susan Crawford for Wisconsin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wisconsin voters once again have the opportunity to tip the ideological leaning of the court. The state&rsquo;s 2023 Supreme Court race was the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/final-countdown-voters-in-these-battleground-states-will-decide-who-wins-the-presidency-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Final countdown: ... in these battleground states will decide who wins the presidency - Washington Examiner\">expensive judicial race<\/a> ever, with both campaigns spending a combined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wispolitics.com\/2023\/wispolitics-tracks-56-million-in-spending-on-wisconsin-supreme-court-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">$56 million<\/a>. While state Supreme Court races are technically nonpartisan, the court tipped to a liberal lean after Justice Janet Protasiewicz won her seat and gave liberals their first majority on the high court in 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>The poll released Wednesday did not provide a head-to-head matchup between the two candidates. Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette poll, said it was because of the high percentage of those who did not know either candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-nine percent of those polled said they heard a lot about the Supreme Court race, while 42% said they had some familiarity with the race. Around 20% said they had not heard about the race, but 83% of those polled said they were aware that the race could tip the ideological leaning of the court.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford is endorsed by Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), all of the current liberal-leaning state Supreme Court justices, and the Wisconsin Democratic Party. Schimel has the <a href=\"https:\/\/schimelforjustice.com\/endorsements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">endorsement<\/a> of various police associations and sheriffs across the state and the Wisconsin GOP.<\/p>\n<p>The increasingly influential Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2025\/01\/23\/elon-musk-wades-into-wisconsins-high-profile-supreme-court-race\/77903136007\/?taid=67927ca7a1457a000113db81&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> in January that it was &ldquo;important to vote Republican&rdquo; in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race but did not endorse Schimel. His America PAC additionally has poured $3.2 million in digital ads, and another group funded by Musk called Building America&rsquo;s Future has spent more than $2 million on TV ads attacking Crawford.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford has TV ads on her behalf paid by A Better Wisconsin Together, which has reported spending more than $2.3 million in this race.<\/p>\n<p>In the next few years, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is likely to visit cases related to union rights and abortion rights. The poll found 64% of voters favor legal abortions in all or most cases, and 36% say it should be illegal in all or most cases.<\/p>\n<p>Act 10, a 13-year-old Wisconsin law that sharply curtailed the bargaining rights of most public employees and eroded the power of unions, is likely to face the court. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3248048\/wisconsin-judge-overturns-collective-bargaining-ban-public-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">recently overturned<\/a> by a Dane County official, who ruled that certain provisions of Act 10 were unconstitutional because it allowed certain unions, notably those representing police, firefighters, and other public safety workers, to bargain collectively with the state while removing those rights from other public employees, most notably teachers.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of its passage, unions across the state erupted in protest, with union members, notably those in Wisconsin teachers unions, remaining at the Wisconsin State Capitol for weeks. The poll found that 42% of Wisconsin voters were supportive of Act 10, and 54% said the law should be struck down.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the state Supreme Court race, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3287597\/wisconsin-state-legislature-voter-id-question-april-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">April 1 ballot<\/a> will also feature a voter ID question after the Republican-controlled state legislature passed a measure to place the question on the ballot. If successful, the measure would enshrine in the state constitution that ID is required to vote. Wisconsin is already one of nine states with strict voter ID requirements.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3300026\/wisconsin-voters-gear-up-for-another-high-stakes-state-supreme-court-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WISCONSIN VOTERS GEAR UP FOR ANOTHER HIGH-STAKES STATE SUPREME COURT RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Marquette poll found <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">that 73% of voters&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MULawPoll\/status\/1897360630170182103\" target=\"_blank\">supported<\/a>&nbsp;the measure and 27% opposed it. Nearly 100% of Republicans supported it, 77% of independents favored it, and 55% of Democrats opposed it<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In national politics, the poll found 48% of voters approved of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s job performance and 51% disapproved. Trump won the state in 2024 by a little over 1 percentage point.<\/p>\n<p><em>Methodology: The poll surveyed 864 registered Wisconsin voters between Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.6 percentage points. The partisan makeup of the sample is 36% Republican, 32% Democratic, and 32% independent.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2028741\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2028741\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative candidate more favored than liberal in Wisconsin Supreme Court race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2410224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wisconsin-Supreme-Court-Crawford.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38058,51598,32275,4124],"class_list":["post-2410223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-approval-ratings","tag-conservative-judge","tag-supreme-court","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Wisconsin-Supreme-Court-Crawford.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410223"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410227,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410223\/revisions\/2410227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}